Anthranoid self-medication causing rapid development of melanosis coli

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-24

  Willems, M ^a   van Buuren, H R ^a   de Krijger, R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMODIN; ETIDRONIC ACID; FRANGULA EXTRACT; ISPAGULA; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL; MESALAZINE; RHUBARB EXTRACT; TACROLIMUS; VITAMIN D; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON ADENOMA; COLON BIOPSY; COLON DISEASE; COLON MUCOSA; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MELANOSIS; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SELF MEDICATION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PATHOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; ANTHRAQUINONES; CATHARTICS; COLONIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOSIS; SELF MEDICATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037842306     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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